CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

I don’t want to make a deal with Kelsie. I know she’s a terrible person. She’s only offering this to me because she’ll gain so much from me. I suspect I’ll be at a loss.

I love Lance though. I would do anything to save him, anything. I would give up my own life for his if that was required. So, I know I’ll do whatever Kelsie says just so he gets out alive.

“Okay,” I say. “What do I have to do to save Lance?”

Kelsie smiles this wicked grin. I already regret this. I know it’s going to be terrible. I don’t want to give in to someone like her. But I don’t feel like I have a choice.

“I will free you,” she says, smiling with glee. “But only if you go to Lance and tell him you don’t love him anymore.”

That makes my heart sink. I can’t even fathom telling Lance that I don’t love him because that will never be true. I will always love Lance. He’s my mate. He has my whole heart.

“You have to tell him you don’t love him, and you have to leave this place,” Kelsie continues. “You can never re